Jeremy Chaffin has been appointed to the 21st Judicial District Court in Grand Junction, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Lance Timbreza.

Chaffin previously worked as an assistant United States attorney for the District of Colorado, a position he held since 2017. He previously worked as a senior trial deputy district attorney in the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office, a senior appellate law clerk at the Colorado Court of Appeals and special assistant attorney general in the consumer protection section of the Colorado Attorney General’s Office.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho and law degree from the University of Colorado.